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Corporate Counsel Section Meeting
The Importance of Diversity in Corporate Legal Departments
Start Date - End Date
January 12, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Online registration for this event is not available at this time.
To enquire, please contact our membership department at (949) 440.6700 x384
To enquire, please contact our membership department at (949) 440.6700 x384
Speakers:
Steven L. Emmons
Attorney at Law
Associate General Counsel, Vice President
YUM! Brands, Inc
Diane W. Biagianti
Attorney at Law
Legal Section Head, Divisional Vice President
Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.
Topic:
The Importance of Diversity in Corporate Legal Departments
More and more companies are adopting corporate initiatives to enhance the diversity of their workforces.
-What is diversity?
-How can enhancing diversity in the legal departments assist in eliminating biases in the legal profession?
-What steps can general counsel take to eliminate biases in hiring and retaining in-house lawyers?
-Can diversity programs be compliant with a corporation’s legal obligations not to unlawfully discriminate in the hiring process of in-house lawyers? Are diversity programs nothing more than disguised quotas? Do diversity programs sometimes create more biases among those who might not be considered diverse?
-Is it appropriate to encourage outside counsel to increase the diversity of the lawyers in their firms who are working on your company’s matters?
-How far must your company go to enhance diversity? Must you institute programs that conflict with company “culture?”
For more information, please see the registration flyer
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